The Italian Renaissance
By: Don Nardo.
Series: History of the world; History of the world (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Kidhaven Press; KidHaven Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Renaissance -- Italy -- Juvenile literature.; Renaissance -- Italy.; Italy -- Civilization -- 1268-1559 -- Juvenile literature.; Italy -- Civilization -- 1268-1559.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the Renaissance period in Italian history, when ideals of creativity and democracy as practiced in ancient Greece were revived, leading to great advances in art, science, and other disciplines.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining the renaissance; title: Italy dominates trade and business; title: Humanism : changes in thinking and learning; title: Art of unsurpassed grandeur and beauty; title: The renaissance spreads to Northern Europe.